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Democrats are giddy about the opening Bush has given them. They insist the White House can't solve its problem simply by sending him to national parks. "Every politician who gets in trouble thinks it's how they're saying things instead of what they're saying," says Paul Begala, who saw his share of trouble as an adviser to Bill Clinton. In 1994, as Clinton pressed his health-care overhaul and lurched toward a wipeout in the midterm elections, his advisers insisted it was the delivery, not the content, that was turning off the public. "Guess what...
...democratic culture, there may be no ground more contested than that one. Americans have never been comfortable with elite judgments. And elites have rarely found common ground with mass taste. So culture becomes the front line where the guardians of excellence meet the forces of popularity, and both insist their yardsticks are the ones that matter...
...health scare driven by the media and "no win, no fee" lawyers such as Slater & Gordon. "There's a lot of hype and a lot of lawyers," growls one Asian airline executive. "There are people who might have been genuinely ill and people who see a court case." Airlines insist passengers are primarily responsible for their own health. After all, cramped conditions can lead to stress, and even disruptive and unruly behavior, but no one is blaming the airlines for air rage. "DVT has been around for a long time. It's linked to immobility, not flying," states Patrick Garrett...
...Mueller's critics are skeptical. "The cynics are saying, let him take over the FBI, it'll be great theater, and he'll run it into the ground in six months," says one former prosecutor who found Mueller overbearing. But his friends insist that behind his earnest demeanor, Mueller has the balance, wisdom and wry sense of humor to manage the task...
Data brokers insist they are doing necessary work, providing background information to employers, creditors and other people who legitimately need it. But many sell Social Security numbers and private financial information to anyone willing to pay their fees. Often they are the first stop for identity thieves and stalkers...